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The American University of Central Asia Environmental and Urban Studies Concentration
Approved by the Liberal Arts and Sciences Department
September 1, 2020

 

POLICY FOR MINOR IN ENVIRONMENT STUDIES

 

The minor in Environmental Studies is designed for AUCA students who are not majoring in Environmental and Urban Studies and want to learn more about the environment. Students will be able to take various courses within the ambits of an innovative four-year degree program that introduces students to the increasingly important and fascinating field of environment management and sustainable development by employing a multi-disciplinary approach. Students are able to earn a minor in Environmental Studies by successfully completing 42 credits by taking one core course and six elective courses from the list detailed below.

It should be noted that students are eligible to apply/proceed with a Minor in Environment Studies only if they receive “B-” or higher grade for the core course, Applied Ecology: Interactions, Relationships and Conservation (ENV/NTR-205)!

To receive a minor in Environmental Studies, students must have the permission of the chair of the LAS Department and the coordinator of the Environmental Studies program. Students must have a GPA of 2.70 or higher and a “B-” grade or above in all courses that will count towards the minor. Only successful candidates, whose transcripts will meet all the requirements of the program, will be granted a minor in Environmental Studies.

To obtain the permission of the coordinator of Environmental Studies concentration for the minor in Environmental Studies, students shall submit the following documents:

  • Application letter requesting consideration for a minor;
  • Copy of current transcript (GPA shall be 2.7 or higher).

 

Course requirements:
  1. One core course: Applied Ecology: Interactions, Relationships, and Conservation
  2. One or two courses of the basic level (100) for 6 or 12 credits
  3. Two or three courses of 2-level (200) for 12 or 18 credits
  4. Two courses of the 3-rd or 4th level (300, 400) for 12 credits
Total: 42 credits

 

1. Basic level courses (6 or 12 credits)

Choose one or two courses from the following*:

  • Environmental Chemistry (6 credits)
  • Intro to Environmental Management and Sustainable Development (ENV-100) (6 credits)
  • Ecotourism and Environmental Conservation (ENV-102) (6 credits)

 

2. Second-level courses (12 or 18 credits)

Choose two or three courses from the following**:

  • Environmental and Social Impact Assessment (ENV-200) (6 credits)
  • Green Spaces in Urban Development (ENV/NTR-210) (6 credits)
  • GIS Application in Environmental Management (ENV-201) (6 credits)
  • Environmental Geophysics (ENV-203) (6 credits

 

3. Third and fourth level courses (12 credits)

Choose two courses from the following:

  • International Environmental Law and Policy (ENV/NTR/LAS/BUS - 305) (6 credits)
  • Environmental Management and Accounting (ENV 302) (6 credits)
  • Water Resource System Planning and Management (ENV-304) (6 credits)
  • Agro-Ecology Integrated Crop Management (ENV 303) (6 credits)

 

* If you choose only 1 course of the first level, you should take 3 courses of the second level.

** If you choose 2 courses of the first level, you should take 2 courses of the second level.

 

If the student’s schedule proposes courses not listed in the current table, please contact the program coordinator to decide whether those courses can be counted towards the minor.

Contact the program coordinator via email at least one week prior to the end of registration to confirm that there are open places in the courses.